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Biggest snub from the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine at each position

Even though there are more prospects invited to the yearly scouting combine than there are draft slots, there are always players not invited who feel like they should be in Indianapolis. That’s true for the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, which begins the final week in February.

The league invited 321 prospects to the annual event, the biggest week on the NFL’s offseason calendar. The full list of 321 prospects who were invited to Indianapolis is available via NFL.com.

It’s tough to find some snubs at a few positions without bit nitpicky, but there are some worthy candidates to be drafted in April who won’t be at the combine in Indianapolis. Here’s the biggest snub at each position group.

10 biggest winners from the week of Senior Bowl practices

10 biggest winners from the week of Senior Bowl practices (via Draft Wire):

Another week of Senior Bowl practices ended last week. The three days of work from the American and National rosters helped elevate some players and spotlight who might not be as ready as hoped or hyped for the 2024 NFL draft.

The focus here is on some of the top performers and also a few lesser-known prospects who helped themselves during the sessions in Mobile.

According to our friend Jeff Risdon at Draft Wire, here are 10 biggest winners during the 2024 Senior Bowl:

10 biggest winners from the week of Senior Bowl practices

These 10 players did the most during Senior Bowl practices to help their 2024 NFL draft stock

Another week of Senior Bowl practices ended on Thursday. The three days of work from the American and National rosters helped elevate some players and spotlight who might not be as ready as hoped or hyped for the 2024 NFL draft.

The focus here is on some of the top performers and also a few lesser-knwon prospects who helped themselves during the sessions in Mobile.

10 takeaways from American team Senior Bowl practice day 3

The American team had their final practice from the Reese’s Senior Bowl on Thursday. Tyler Forness gave his 10 takeaways from the afternoon

Day three of the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl is here, signifying the final practice before the two teams face off on Saturday.

Senior Bowl week is one of the first premier stops on the road to the NFL draft, and this year’s version has not disappointed. We have seen everything from the usual suspects securing their spots in round one to the virtually unknown prospects becoming household names.

Tyler Forness, Managing Editor for Vikings Wire, has had his finger on the pulse in Mobile from the first snaps of practice. He gives us his ten takeaways from the American team’s final chance to compete before the game and what it could mean for the prospects as their pre-draft process begins.

13 takeaways from American team Senior Bowl practice day 2

From Jamari Thrash to Ladd McConkey, here are 13 takeaways from the second day of practice for the American team at the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl

The National team took the spotlight this morning in the second day of Senior Bowl practices, it was the American team’s turn this afternoon. It was another great day of practice for each team, with some heated battles in both the one-on-one sessions and in team practices.

Managing editor Tyler Forness has boots on the ground in Mobile, and is providing us with some valuable insights on more than 100 NFL draft prospects battling to improve their draft stock this week.

Here are 13 takeaways Forness had from the American team’s practice in this afternoon’s Senior Bowl session.

List of quarterbacks at 2024 Senior Bowl

A quick list of the quarterbacks that will be in Mobile for the 2024 Senior Bowl

The vast majority of the football world will soon descend upon Mobile, Alabama for the annual Senior Bowl. Jets fans this year will have some reason to watch as defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will serve as head coach of the National Team.

To get a start on the week, we’ll compile a simple list of players at each position that will be in Mobile this week. We’ll start with the quarterbacks, and while the Jets may not be grabbing a quarterback early in the draft, it will still be interesting to watch these guys compete in Mobile.

Coaching the quarterbacks will be Bears new quarterbacks coach Kerry Joseph and Cardinals quarterbacks coach Israel Woolfork.

2024 Senior Bowl preview: Quarterbacks

Ahead of the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl, we are previewing each position group on the roster. Our first preview focuses on the quarterbacks.

One of the most important events on the National Football League calendar is the Senior Bowl. Held the week after the conference championship games, it is the true beginning of the NFL draft cycle.

Not only do scouts and analysts like us get to see over 100 draft prospects in one place competing against each other, but it’s also an opportunity for analysts and personnel alike to get together and have discussions about a number of topics.

As we look forward to this year’s Senior Bowl, managing editor Tyler Forness will be there in person to break everything down.

We will be breaking down each position group and what to look for throughout the week. Here is the quarterback position.

Notre Dame vs. Toledo: Fourth-Quarter Analysis

Whew.

Notre Dame will need to clean some things up before the competition really gets fierce. That it struggled so much for a second consecutive week undoubtedly will cause a lot of discussion about how good this team really is. For now, it can settle for a 32-29 win over a Toledo team that came into Notre Dame Stadium with something to prove and did just that even as it just came up short.

On a drive the Irish (2-0) left over from the third quarter, Tyler Buchner got the Irish into field-goal range on a 15-yard run. That set up a 30-yard field goal from Jonathan Doerer to put the Irish back in front. South Bend breathed a little easier.

The Rockets moved backwards on their first possession of the quarter by virtue of both the Irish’s defense and a couple of false starts. That enabled the Irish’s offense to set up shop at their own 45-yard line. Buchner only needed one play to hit Chris Tyree, who began the play in motion before the snap, for a 55-yard touchdown. South Bend breathed even easier than before.

It also took only one play for the Rockets to gain momentum back. Pinned back at his own 11, Bryant Koback took a handoff and found enough holes to gain 67 yards. That ultimately set up a third-and-goal from the Irish’s 8 on which he took a shovel pass to score a touchdown and bring the Rockets within two. A pass on a two-point conversion failed, so the Irish held onto a 24-22 lead.

With time winding down, the Irish focused on the ground game to eat the clock. It worked for a while, getting all the way to the Rockets’ 33. That’s when disaster struck as Desjuan Johnson forced a Kyren Williams fumble, which Zachary Ford recovered at the Rockets’ 27 with less than three-and-a-half minutes to play. Holy cow.

Needing only a field goal to take a late lead, the Rockets’ offense moved enough to set that up. However, it wasn’t needed. On a third-and-1 from the 26, Dequan Finn ran to the left and found enough open field to run into the end zone for a backbreaking touchdown to put his team up, 29-24. With 1:35 left, the Irish needed to make something happen fast.

The drive started well when Jack Coan hit Kevin Austin for a 34-yard reception to put the Irish into Rockets territory. Aided by a couple of penalties, the offense quickly found itself in the red zone and made the most of it. After having his finger popped back in on the sidelines, Coan found Michael Mayer right in front of the end zone, and he marched the short distance with his 18-yard touchdown reception. Needing a two-point conversion to protect the lead in the event of a Rockets field goal, quarterback-turned-receiver Avery Davis had enough time to find an open Williams, who caught the ball to put the Irish up three.

The Rockets had 1:09 to respond with 87 yards of field to work with and suddenly became undisciplined as they took one penalty after another. At one point, they took a timeout to avoid a 10-second runoff. Toledo’s frustrating drive ended abruptly when Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa forced a Carter Bradley fumble that was recovered by JD Bertrand. All of South Bend can exhale.

Will you be able to breathe after that, or is this frustrating? Whatever the case, a win is a win is a win.

Notre Dame vs. Toledo: Second-Quarter Analysis

Well, this isn’t going as planned.

It looked like the Notre Dame offense found the spark it needed. With the running game practically nonexistent for the first five regulation quarters of the season, there suddenly was reason think that would be the unit snap the Irish of of their funk. However, it took one bad play in the final minute to cancel that progress out, and the Irish trail Toledo, 16-14, at halftime.

The Rockets, looking for a field goal to give them their first lead of the game, came close to that possibility. However, Isaiah Foskey sacked Carter Bradley for a 10-yard loss, though it ultimately set up a Bailey Flint punt that pinned the Irish at their own 4-yard line. If the offense was going to snap out of it now, it would have to do so with almost the whole field ahead. Enter Tyler Buchner, who was inserted at quarterback for his first game action since his junior year of high school in 2019.

All Buchner did was roll out to the right for a 26-yard gain on his first play. He then ran for an additional 11 yards, then hit Braden Lenzy for a 15-yard completion a couple of plays later. The drive concluded on the next play when Kyren Williams busted through traffic on the right side for a 43-yard touchdown. It was nice teamwork led by a unlikely duo.

When the Irish took the ball back after a Rockets three-and-out, Jack Coan returned to action. After he threw an incomplete pass on third-and-1, the offense stayed on the field to go for it despite being on its own 40-yard line. Chris Tyree got stuffed, and the Rockets got the ball back with terrific field position.

The ensuing defensive possession started out disastrous for the Irish. A couple of penalties first kept the drive going, then gave the Rockets a first-and-goal at the 2. Things looked better when Kyle Hamilton tackled Bryant Koback for a 3-yard loss. The Irish then caught a break when a Bradley pass went through Bryce Mitchell’s hands in the end zone, and Thomas Cluckey came out to kick his third field goal.

With the Irish hoping to get points before halftime, the worst possible thing happened. Coan was intercepted by Chris McDonald, who returned the ball 27 yards to the house with nobody in front of him, and the Rockets had the lead. What a momentum shift in South Bend. The Irish had one last possession to try and score before the clock hit zero, but nothing came of it.

Not much you can say right now. Here’s hoping the second half goes much better.

Notre Dame vs. Toledo: First-Quarter Analysis

How are we feeling so far, gang?

One quarter into Notre Dame’s game against Toledo, and things don’t look so different from last week so far. The Irish’s offense has been a mixed bag, and the defense still has a tendency to give up big plays. Nevertheless, Notre Dame will be happy with a 7-6 lead.

Jack Coan came out riding the momentum he had for much of his time playing Florida State. A couple of big completions aided by some Rockets penalties put the Irish deep into the red zone quickly. The first drive ended with a 4-yard touchdown reception from Michael Mayer, who remains hot in his own right.

The Rockets broke through on the first third down of their opening drive when Carter Bradley found Devin Maddox, who had plenty of open field to get to the Irish’s 11-yard line on a 66-yard gain. Kyle Hamilton appeared to snuff the drive out with an interception on a tipped ball, but replay reviews ruled that he did not catch the ball before it hit the ground. Despite the break, the Rockets couldn’t take advantage and had to settle for a 31-yard field goal by Thomas Cluckey.

Coan completed three passes on the next drive to get into Rockets territory. With the Irish on the cusp of field-goal range, Quinyon Mitchell sacked Coan, forced a fumble and recovered it himself. The Rockets once again found the red zone with a couple of nice plays but stalled out afterwards. Cluckey kicked another field goal, this time, from 32 yards.

Things then settled down a bit as three-and-outs occurred on each of the game’s next three possessions. That might be just what the Irish need to regroup. However, it has to be frustrating to see progress not being made. At the moment, this does not appear to be your typical Mid-American Conference opponent coming to South Bend.